1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,960 Speaker 1: Let us pray yet a small number that escaped the 2 00:00:05,040 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: sword shall return out of the land of Egypt into 3 00:00:08,039 --> 00:00:11,160 Speaker 1: the land of Judah. And all the remnant of Judah 4 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 1: that are gone into the land of Egypt to sojourn 5 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:19,880 Speaker 1: there shall know whose words shall stand mine or theirs 6 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:25,960 Speaker 1: Jeremiah forty four twenty eight. Dear God, as you continue 7 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: to elevate me to places of influence and leadership, I 8 00:00:30,840 --> 00:00:33,879 Speaker 1: ask that you give me a heart and ears to 9 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: hear and heed when a man or woman of God 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: has been sent into my life to protect me from 11 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:45,600 Speaker 1: the attack of the enemy. Unlike those in today's reading, 12 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:49,519 Speaker 1: I confess that my desire is to be in the 13 00:00:49,560 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: complete and unwavering plan of the Lord. I confess that 14 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: when I am given a word of warning or correction, 15 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,680 Speaker 1: I will not allow pride and ego to respond in me. 16 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: I will not run in the direction of what you 17 00:01:07,520 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: freed me from in previous years. Instead, I will plant 18 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: my feet firmly on the words of your prophets and 19 00:01:17,360 --> 00:01:21,440 Speaker 1: watch my life flourish and grow. Because I've learned to 20 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,319 Speaker 1: move and act at the sound of your voice. I 21 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,560 Speaker 1: decree and declare that I am no longer a slave 22 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:40,560 Speaker 1: to my past, but a servant to my future. In Jesus' name, Amen, 23 00:01:43,200 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: thank you for making prayer a priority in your day. 24 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,160 Speaker 1: To learn more about the Bible, stay tuned for today's story, 25 00:01:50,720 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: brought to you by Bible in a Year dot com. 26 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:09,040 Speaker 2: Judah's Remnant. In our last story, Jeremiah witnessed the downfall 27 00:02:09,120 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 2: of Judah. King Nebuconezzer used the Kaldean army to lay 28 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 2: waste to all of Jerusalem. Hundreds of thousands of people 29 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:20,440 Speaker 2: were taken captive, and the remaining rulers of Judah were 30 00:02:20,480 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: beheaded and trampled. Jeremiah, however, was spared from the Babylonians. 31 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:28,600 Speaker 2: He was given a choice to go to Babylon and 32 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:32,639 Speaker 2: live comfortably or remain with his people. Now we see 33 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:36,960 Speaker 2: the remaining Judeans trying to rebuild their city. However, even 34 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:40,400 Speaker 2: in the tragedy of loss and tyranny, there still remains 35 00:02:40,480 --> 00:02:47,680 Speaker 2: greedy people hungry for power. Inspired by the Book of Jeremiah. 36 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,400 Speaker 3: Hello, this is Jack Graham with today's episode of the 37 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:54,160 Speaker 3: Bible in a Year. In our last episode, we heard 38 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: of the demise of Zedekiah, who resisted God's will and 39 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,480 Speaker 3: the Babylonian army to the bitter end. We saw the 40 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 3: contrast between his attitude and arrogance and that of the 41 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:09,919 Speaker 3: great prophet Jeremiah, who obeyed God's will and even sacrificed 42 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:13,080 Speaker 3: his own comforts for the safety and the sake of others. 43 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 3: Today we'll hear how the remnant of Judah, who remained 44 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:20,840 Speaker 3: after the Babylonian conquest, will attempt to rebuild a broken city. 45 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:23,840 Speaker 3: God will bless the efforts of those who sought to 46 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,919 Speaker 3: live peacefully with their oppressors. But yet we'll see how 47 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:31,960 Speaker 3: the desire for power and control still overshadows the attempts 48 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 3: to put the city back together again. Let's listen now 49 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:36,440 Speaker 3: to God's word. 50 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 2: Judah had been captured. King Nebuconezzer demolished Jerusalem's defenses and 51 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: reduced the Holy Temple into a pile of rubble. The 52 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: wealthiest and most educated of Judah were carted off to Babylon. 53 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 2: There they were forced to contribute to the Babylonian economy. 54 00:03:56,320 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 2: Jeremiah remained in Judah at Mitzpah, along with the poorest 55 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 2: of the country who were left to remain there. They 56 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 2: were governed by a man by the name of Ghedealaiah. 57 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 2: He swore to the remnants, saying, we must not be 58 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,720 Speaker 2: afraid to serve the Chaldeans and Babylonians. I will represent 59 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 2: us to them and plead for their favor day and night. 60 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:21,200 Speaker 2: Getaliah led the remaining Hebrews as they worked the fields, 61 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,640 Speaker 2: rebuilt homes, and stored up food for themselves. Each few 62 00:04:25,680 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 2: weeks a tribute would be required of them, and Getaliyah 63 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:32,919 Speaker 2: would deal with their oppressors peacefully. Gadalia desired for the 64 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: remaining survivors of the Babylonian conquest to survive. Not only 65 00:04:37,480 --> 00:04:40,400 Speaker 2: did they survive, but the Lord blessed their hand and 66 00:04:40,520 --> 00:04:44,920 Speaker 2: their crops grew in great abundance. However, there were some 67 00:04:45,000 --> 00:04:49,080 Speaker 2: who were determined to fight against the Chaldeans. Ishmael, a 68 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:52,560 Speaker 2: man of royal blood, hated that Gheddealiyah would submit to 69 00:04:52,600 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 2: Babylon with such ease, so he conspired against him to 70 00:04:56,760 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 2: assassinate him. Geedaliah slept in his home sound after a 71 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 2: hard day at work. A shadow moved across the room 72 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 2: towards his bed. As the shadow grew larger over his bed, 73 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,279 Speaker 2: Ghetelia drew his sword and caught the figure off guard. 74 00:05:10,880 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 2: It was not Ishmael, but his friend Johanan. Ghetelia put 75 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 2: down his sword and took a deep breath. Both men 76 00:05:18,320 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 2: were silent for a moment. Let me defend you, Johannin 77 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:25,560 Speaker 2: whispered to his friend. If you die, all the Judeans 78 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 2: will be scattered. Let me go and assassinate him before 79 00:05:29,120 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 2: he does so to you. Gheeddelia was old friends with Ishmael. 80 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 2: He could not believe he would do such a thing. No, 81 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:40,679 Speaker 2: he replied, we cannot be killing one another. Too many 82 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:44,880 Speaker 2: have been lost. Weeks later, Ghedelia traveled to each village 83 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:47,560 Speaker 2: to check up on the people. As he was walking, 84 00:05:47,720 --> 00:05:50,840 Speaker 2: Ishmael and a group of his men abushed him. There 85 00:05:50,920 --> 00:05:54,120 Speaker 2: was no time to react. Ghedelia was struck down with 86 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 2: one swipe of Ishmael's blade. Over the next week, Ishmael 87 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:02,159 Speaker 2: began a tirade of killing. He slaughtered priests and servants 88 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:05,159 Speaker 2: that were loyal to Gedeliah. All those he did not 89 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 2: kill he took captive, and Ishmael assumed governance of the 90 00:06:09,000 --> 00:06:13,200 Speaker 2: Judean remnant. However, Johanin would not allow his friend's death 91 00:06:13,320 --> 00:06:16,880 Speaker 2: to go unpunished. He rallied the leaders of the remaining 92 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 2: forces and marched against Ishmael. There at the pool of Gibeon, 93 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:25,480 Speaker 2: Johanin led a rescue mission to save Ishmael's captives. Johanin 94 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,359 Speaker 2: fought with the rage of a man who had just 95 00:06:27,480 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 2: lost his friend. He wept as he swung his sword. Eventually, 96 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:35,960 Speaker 2: he backed Ishmael into a corner and the captives were released. However, 97 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 2: Ishmael and eight of his men escaped to the Ammonites. 98 00:06:39,480 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 2: Johanin knew that punishment awaited the remnant since Gedeliah had 99 00:06:43,520 --> 00:06:47,120 Speaker 2: been killed, so he gathered the remaining women and children 100 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 2: and fled to Egypt to seek refuge. As Johanin and 101 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 2: his people were making plans to leave, Jeremiah stopped them. 102 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 2: He stood before the people and begged them not to go. 103 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 2: He knew that only slavery awaited them in Egypt. The 104 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 2: Lord has blessed our work here thus far. Our crops 105 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:10,000 Speaker 2: are steady, and our relationship with Babylon is mending. Do 106 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:15,240 Speaker 2: not leave, Jeremiah implored. But the people were still unsteady. 107 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:19,880 Speaker 2: They began to clamor and grumble. Jeremiah lifted his voice 108 00:07:19,880 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 2: for all to hear, and said, if you leave, famine 109 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 2: and sword will follow. You. The Lord desires for this 110 00:07:26,800 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 2: remnant to build Jerusalem back to its former glory. Fear not, 111 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:35,800 Speaker 2: for there are great things ahead. As Jeremiah was speaking, 112 00:07:35,920 --> 00:07:41,200 Speaker 2: Johanan's fist blew through his jaw. He fell to the floor, disoriented. 113 00:07:41,240 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 2: He looked to see Johanan's angry and worried face. You 114 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 2: are a liar, Johanan's spat. You are a tool of 115 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 2: the Chaldeans and Babylonians. Nothing more so. Johanan bound Jeremiah 116 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:55,920 Speaker 2: up and took him and the rest of the people 117 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 2: out of Judah towards Egypt. Little did they know that 118 00:07:59,360 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 2: the Lord had set in motion plans for Nebaconezzer to 119 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 2: overtake Egypt as well. There would be no escaping God's. 120 00:08:07,280 --> 00:08:15,040 Speaker 3: Wi In today's reading, Judah has been decimated by Babylonian forces. 121 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 3: Most of the Judeans who were left alive were taken 122 00:08:18,720 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 3: to Babylon as captives. The wealthiests were to integrate into 123 00:08:23,000 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 3: Babylonian society and contribute to the nation's economy. But there 124 00:08:27,680 --> 00:08:30,840 Speaker 3: was a remnant. The poorest population of Judah left in 125 00:08:30,880 --> 00:08:34,800 Speaker 3: their land to rebuild, and Jeremiah, the great Prophet of God, 126 00:08:34,880 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 3: remained as well. The Babylonians allowed a Judeon to rule 127 00:08:40,000 --> 00:08:42,880 Speaker 3: the people and ensure that they served Babylon and paid 128 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 3: tribute when it was required. This duty was given to 129 00:08:46,440 --> 00:08:49,640 Speaker 3: a man named Ghedalaiah. He was wise and wanted to 130 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:54,319 Speaker 3: see Judah rebuild and experience relative peace despite their terrible condition, 131 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 3: so he resolved to deal peaceably with the Babylonians and 132 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 3: the Chaldeans, making the best of a bad situation. Jeremiah 133 00:09:03,559 --> 00:09:07,199 Speaker 3: was there to support him. God blessed the efforts of 134 00:09:07,240 --> 00:09:10,120 Speaker 3: those who remained, and the land prospered. It was a 135 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 3: glimmer of hope for Judah, a sign that God was 136 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,559 Speaker 3: still with them. But there were those who opposed Geeddaliah 137 00:09:16,640 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 3: and hated the foreign invaders. They didn't want to keep 138 00:09:20,000 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 3: the peace, but continued to war against Nebucannezer, just as 139 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:29,119 Speaker 3: foolishly as Zadekiah had done. One such person was Ishmael, 140 00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 3: and he planned to kill Gedaliah and seize power. One night, 141 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 3: Gettealiah was surprised in his room by a man he 142 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,600 Speaker 3: thought was there to kill him, but he was ready 143 00:09:38,600 --> 00:09:41,440 Speaker 3: with his sword. As it turned out, however, it was 144 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 3: a friend by the name of Johannan. Johannan cared a 145 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: great deal for Geeddaliah and did not want to see 146 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:51,440 Speaker 3: him fall to Ishmael, so he suggested they strike first, 147 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 3: killing Ishmael before he could get to Gedaliah. Here we 148 00:09:55,640 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 3: have two men, Getialiah and Johannan, who both want the 149 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 3: same thing but have different approaches. Johannan is quick to 150 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,280 Speaker 3: turn the violence to defeat opposition from within, but Ghedealiyah 151 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 3: wisely knows that if they begin war with each other, 152 00:10:11,040 --> 00:10:14,600 Speaker 3: killing those who oppose them, Judah would be far worse off, 153 00:10:15,080 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 3: so he lets Ishmael live. It was an honorable choice, 154 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,920 Speaker 3: but it didn't work out, as one day Ghetiliah was 155 00:10:23,000 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 3: ambushed and killed by Ishmael. Now Judah was under the 156 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,400 Speaker 3: leadership of a very cruel man who quickly went about 157 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: killing those who opposed him, including priests and servants who 158 00:10:33,800 --> 00:10:38,520 Speaker 3: had shown loyalty to Gheedelaiah. Johannan will not stand for this, 159 00:10:39,000 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 3: and once more he responds in anger with more violence. 160 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:46,760 Speaker 3: He attacks Ishmael's men and nearly defeated him, but Ishmael 161 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:50,199 Speaker 3: escaped at the last moment, knowing there would be retribution 162 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,320 Speaker 3: for his attempt Johannan gathers women, children, and all those 163 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:57,920 Speaker 3: not following Ishmael, making plans to flee to Egypt. It's 164 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:01,960 Speaker 3: an understandable impulse, but Johannan wants to know it is 165 00:11:02,000 --> 00:11:05,640 Speaker 3: the right one, so he inquired of Jeremiah. The prophet 166 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 3: goes to the Lord for guidance, and we hear God's 167 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:13,920 Speaker 3: response in Jeremiah forty two, verses eleven and twelve. Do 168 00:11:14,000 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 3: not fear the King of Babylon, of whom you are afraid. 169 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,839 Speaker 3: Do not fear him, declares the Lord, for I am 170 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 3: with you to save you and deliver you from his hand. 171 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:25,959 Speaker 3: I will grant you mercy that he may have mercy 172 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:28,439 Speaker 3: on you, and let you remain in your own land. 173 00:11:29,880 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 3: So what was the answer. Don't go to Egypt, God says, 174 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 3: trust me. Your life will go from bad to worse 175 00:11:37,640 --> 00:11:42,160 Speaker 3: if you run away. Johannan had a choice, just like 176 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:45,760 Speaker 3: so many to whom Jeremiah had spoken before, Trust God 177 00:11:45,800 --> 00:11:48,840 Speaker 3: and do his will, or take matters into your own hand. 178 00:11:49,559 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 3: Johannan chose the latter, and once more Jeremiah suffers beatings 179 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:57,800 Speaker 3: and imprisonment from those who refuse to listen to God's word. 180 00:11:58,679 --> 00:12:01,600 Speaker 3: The people fled to Egypt, not knowing that soon that 181 00:12:01,679 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 3: land too would fall to Babylon. If only if only 182 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,520 Speaker 3: they had obeyed God and trusted him, life would have 183 00:12:08,520 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 3: been so much different. It is so important that we 184 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 3: learn from mistakes, including the mistakes of others, and we 185 00:12:16,600 --> 00:12:19,520 Speaker 3: always must remember and reflect daily on the fact that 186 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,319 Speaker 3: God can be trusted, that His word is sovereign and 187 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:27,480 Speaker 3: secure and supernatural, and that our future is secure because 188 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 3: we live with the promises of God. And it is 189 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:32,920 Speaker 3: always right to run to the will of God and 190 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 3: never away from the will of God. Dear God, we 191 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:39,439 Speaker 3: always thank you for the scripture which teaches us how 192 00:12:39,440 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 3: to live our lives. We know that even when things 193 00:12:43,080 --> 00:12:47,360 Speaker 3: seem lost, you are faithful, and you preserve a remnant 194 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:50,839 Speaker 3: of people for your glory. Help us always to listen 195 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:54,240 Speaker 3: to your counsel, wise counsel that comes from You, to 196 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 3: seek peace rather than war, and that we would trust 197 00:12:58,360 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 3: you for your provision for our every need. In Christ's name, Amen, 198 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 3: thank you for listening to today's Bible in a Year podcast. 199 00:13:06,880 --> 00:13:09,280 Speaker 3: We are so glad that you have joined us. I'm 200 00:13:09,280 --> 00:13:13,040 Speaker 3: Pastor Jack Graham from Dallas, Texas. 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